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The National Transportation Safety Board returns to East Palestine Ohio to hold its final board meeting on last year's fiery derailment of a Norfolk-Southern train.

Landslides and floods closed roads in parts of Hawaii's Big Island as Lane was downgraded to a tropical storm. Five tourists were rescued by emergency crews.

Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.

Sangamon County healthcare professionals who don’t work at area hospitals can sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccine from the health department.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Barbara Sharief, mayor of Broward County, Fla., about cleanup effort after Hurricane Irma. Schools are scheduled to open Monday, now that power has been restored.

As Texas deals with the aftermath of a series of deadly storms, NPR’s Steve Inskeep checks in with Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington.

The president's declaration provides federal funding to individuals in 77 of the state's hardest-hit counties, opening up emergency aid for home repairs, temporary housing and other assistance.

The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.

Following destructive tornadoes, NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Jack Whitfield, Jr., judge executive of Madisonville, Ky., which sits in one of the state's hardest-hit counties.

Autoworkers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., will vote in mid-April on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., will soon follow.